Assess, Measure, and Address Fall Risk Using Assessment Tools
Presented by Krista Covell-Pierson
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Using quality assessments is a standard practice for OTPs, but choosing the right assessment can prove challenging. OTPs are limited with time and resources in multiple treatment settings, but assessments still must find their way into fall prevention treatments in OT. This course will help therapists feel more confident in assessment selection, develop tangible ways to manage assessments, and use the results to impact the treatment plan.
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Krista Covell-Pierson
Krista Covell-Pierson is the owner and founder of Covell Care and Rehabilitation, an innovative mobile outpatient practice designed to help adults and older adults live safer, more independent, and engaged lives at home and in their communities. She developed this one-of-a-kind model from the ground up, integrating…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Building Your Toolbox: Choosing Assessments for Your Practice
Choosing assessments can feel daunting and overwhelming for OTPs. Treatment settings often pose challenges with time and resources. This chapter will help therapists find assessments they can use in their settings with efficiency and confidence.
2. Make Assessment Results Part of the Treatment Plan
This chapter will aid practitioners in taking the next steps toward using assessment results to impact and influence a treatment plan. This skill set is important in order to use the valuable information from an assessment to help a patient reach goals.
3. Goal Writing in Fall Prevention
Using assessments to drive documentation can support third-party reimbursement and show referral sources the array of skills an OT possesses to address falls. This chapter’s focus will enhance an OTP’s skill set in goal writing.
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